The Angle surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,693 people carried this name — #6,035 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,800 people counted. That is up 5% from 5,410 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Angle surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘in the Angle’.

An early record he cites: Alice in Angulo, Oxfordshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 53 · public domain.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 26 people named Angle.

Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Gironde.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Gironde 17
Dordogne 4
Paris 3
Gard 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

57 people named Angle is counted in Finland.

Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 57

Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Angle in American newspapers,
1869–1929.

Newspaper page from The Lakeland Evening Telegram carrying the name Angle
The Lakeland Evening Telegram 1914-04-16
Newspaper page from White Bluffs Spokesman carrying the name Angle
White Bluffs Spokesman 1929-11-01
Newspaper page from The Idaho World carrying the name Angle
The Idaho World 1869-09-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,446 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Angle in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

1,750 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Angle. The most, 324, date from the 1920s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 595
Victoria 355
Queensland 277
South Australia 269
Western Australia 137
Tasmania 63
ACT (Canberra) 45
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Angle.

Who carried it

People named Angle,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Edward Angle
    Edward Angle 1855–1930 · dentist
  • William Angle d. 1912
  • H. Gates Angle 1823–1882 · politician
  • Beatrice Angle 1859–1915 · artist
  • Jim Angle 1946–2022 · journalist
  • Martin Angle 1950–2024 · chartered accountant

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Angle,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States393 records

393 records of the Angle name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 189
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 84
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 37
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 32
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 23
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 20
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Donald Eugene Angle

    Born 1928; from Washington County, Maryland. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; declared dead 1950 in South Korea. Buried at Welsh Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Greencastle, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joe C. Angle

    Born 1919 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; farm hand from Marshall County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Sharpe Cemetery, Benton, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Marcus Angle

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Werkendam from Rotterdam, aged 31; laborer. From Poland, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 393 records for Angle in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia40 records

40 records of the Angle name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 19
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 12
  • Tasmanian Names Index 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Mary Angle

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Planter, arriving 1839; certificate of freedom 1846.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Angle

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Madison, aged 30; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record William Angle

    Left Launceston in 1849 aboard the Shamrock, bound for Port Phillip.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 40 records for Angle in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

France14 records

14 records of the Angle name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Angle

    Born 1893 in Montignac (Gironde); died 1971 in Mouleydier (Dordogne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Yvonne Justine Alphonsine Angle

    Born 1902 in Nîmes (Gard); died 1979 in Aubenas (Ardèche).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Pierre Angle

    Born 1912 in Arveyres; died 1989 in Bordeaux (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Angle in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Angle name in Canada
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Joanne Angle

    Buried in 1985 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Kevin Patrick Angle

    Died 1967 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Harry Herbert Angle

    Died in service in 1950.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Angle in Canada.

Counts: City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Angle name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Rich Angle

    Buried in 1823 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 79.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record George Angle

    Buried in 1805 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 31.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 2 of 4 records for Angle in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Angle name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jacobus Angle

    Buried in 1656 in Nispen-Essen.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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